What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND NLG UPLOCK BOX LEFT SUPPORT CRACKED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED CRACKED NLG UPLOCK BOX LEFT SUPPORT IAW EMB SRM 51-40-02. THE AIRCRAFT RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- March 14, 2013
- Submitted
- March 14, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N657AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145744
- Aircraft time
- 24,346 hours, 20,489 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Support
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nlg Uplock
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.